Sierra Madre Occidental
The Sierra Madre Occidental (Spanish for "Western part of the Mother Range") is a mountain range. It is in Mexico.[1]
The Sierra Madre Occidental is about 780 miles long (1250 km). It runs along the Gulf of California. It goes from Sonora in the north to the Sierra Madre del Sur in the South.
These mountains have deserts nearer to sea level and oak forests further up. Because there are many deep river valleys, the mountains affect the rain. There are many places where the air is very wet. That means many different kinds of plants and animals can live in the Sierra Madre Occidental. Scientists call this biodiversity.[1]
Sierra Madre Occidental Media
- Barranca del cobre 2.jpg
Copper Canyon in Chihuahua, Mexico
- Cascada Basaseachi.jpg
Basaseachic Falls of Basaseachic Falls National Park — in the Sierra Madre Occidental, state of Chihuahua, northern México.
- Rio Santiago.jpg
El río Santiago a su paso por los límites del estado de Nayarit y Jalisco
- Durango volcanic field.jpg
The Durango Volcanic field
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- Tarahumaras1.jpg
An early picture of Tarahumara
- Villa close up.jpg
Mexican Revolution leader Pancho Villa
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sierra Madre Mountain System (Mexico, Central America)". Latin America and Caribbean Geographic. April 10, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
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